The Sav-O Supply building on North First Street in Wausau was one of two properties the Wausau City Council approved the purchase of, the city announced in October.

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Amanda Seitz
Daily Herald Media

State representatives are showing support for a city plan to build playgrounds, kayak launches and encourage private businesses to settle along Wausau's riverfront.

The city's proposal to develop roughly $3 million worth of the land it has purchased since 2011 is spurring Jerry Petrowski, R-Stettin, to sponsor state legislation that would extend the life of the city's tax increment district and allow city officials to work on the development for 10 more years. Cities can create tax increment districts to fund infrastructure projects with property taxes from new development in the ...